there's more than just a tad of hyperbole in the critics' praise for the promising young pianist
grandfather never tires of telling us about the days when he was just a tad
Recent Examples on the WebThou art a tad boozier, too, which makes for a less quaffable brew.—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024 The action at the Wedge started in the 1950s with the advent of swim fins and a handful of brave, maybe a tad loco, souls who loved bodysurfing more than any other form of wave riding.—Corky Carroll, Orange County Register, 17 May 2024 Craft Your Cocktails Your in-flight drink options might feel a tad constricting, but Heath encourages you to get a little creative with your sips.—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 17 May 2024 This energy will ask us to go deeper than usual, but a lunar square to alchemical Pluto could push us a tad too far.—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tad
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Etymology
probably from English dialect, toad, from Middle English tode — more at toad
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